Astronomy:2002 Euler
_Euler.png) Shape model of Euler from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | T. Smirnova |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. |
| Discovery date | 29 August 1973 |
| Designations | |
| (2002) Euler | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔɪlər/[3] |
| Named after | Leonhard Euler (Swiss mathematician)[2] |
| 1973 QQ1 · 1938 DW 1942 GJ · 1953 EB 1973 SJ2 | |
| Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) |
| Adjectives | Eulerian /juːˈlɪəriən/[4] |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 75.04 yr (27,408 days) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.5844 AU |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.2512 AU |
| 2.4178 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0689 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 yr (1,373 days) |
| Mean anomaly | 0.3273° |
| Mean motion | 0° 15m 43.92s / day |
| Inclination | 8.5015° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 178.65° |
| 53.294° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean diameter | 17.4 km[5] 18.838±0.066[6] |
| Mass | 5.5×1015 kg[citation needed] |
| Rotation period | 5.9929 h[7][8] |
| Geometric albedo | 0.036±0.003[6] 0.0839±0.015[5] |
| S[7] | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4[1] · 12.7[7] |
2002 Euler is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers (11 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 29 August 1973, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, and assigned the prov. designation 1973 QQ1. It was named after Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler.[2][9]
Orbit and characterization
Euler is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.3–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,373 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
Naming
This minor planet was named after Swiss mathematician, physicist and astronomer Leonhard Euler (1707–1783). His contributions to astronomy included two theories for the motion of the Moon. Euler spent much of his time in St. Petersburg and was associated with the Russian Academy of Sciences.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 October 1977 (M.P.C. 4238).[10]
Physical characteristics
Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Euler measures between 14.49 and 19.773 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.0416 and 0.0839. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link adopts Petr Pravec's revised WISE-data, that is, an albedo of 0.0375 and a diameter of 19.78 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.7.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2002 Euler (1973 QQ1)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2002002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2002) Euler". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 162. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2003. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ Euler (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=Euler (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Eulerian (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=Eulerian (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System 12: IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Bibcode: 2004PDSS...12.....T. https://sbnarchive.psi.edu/pds3/iras/IRAS_A_FPA_3_RDR_IMPS_V6_0/data/diamalb.tab. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J. et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal 741 (2): 20. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...741...68M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...741...68M. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "LCDB Data for (2002) Euler". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/generateOneAsteroidInfo.php?AstInfo=2002%7CEuler.
- ↑ Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (2002) Euler". Geneva Observatory. http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page4cou.html#002002.
- ↑ "2002 Euler (1973 QQ1)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2002.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D.. "Appendix – Publication Dates of the MPCs". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition (2006–2008). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 221. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-01965-4. ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7.
External links
- Lightcurve Database Query (LCDB), at www.minorplanet.info
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Geneva Observatory, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2002 Euler at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2002 Euler at the JPL Small-Body Database
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